Yes, Legacy Aviation Learning Center accepts financial aid. TBA Credit Union is our educational financial partner, offering our students access to private education loans. Learn more about requirements and the process here.

We also accept private bank loans and personal payments.

We are currently unable to accept FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), however it’s something we are prioritizing and are actively working on for the future.

Yes, there are scholarships available. If you are joining us in August 2025, applications are due in February and March 2025. If you’d like to learn more, please reach out to our Director of Student Services, Jaclyn Eikey, at jeikey@legacyaviation.org.

Yes, Legacy Aviation Learning Center offers affordable housing options in Traverse City, MI. We’ve partnered with a nearby apartment complex, Liv Arbors Traverse City. The apartments are dorm-style living, with loft beds and desk and drawer space underneath. Apartments are spacious with living and kitchen area, a balcony that overlooks a beautiful, wooded area with walking trails, and a washer and dryer in each unit. The amenities include a sparkling outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, pickle ball courts, fire pit area, grilling area and much more! Rent includes utilities and ranges between $500-700 depending on your needs.

Everything. Your books, your tools (that you can take with you after you graduate), all your tests to obtain your certificates and licenses. If we plan field trips there is no cost to you for the trip, minus personal money for food stops unless stated by Legacy Aviation that we will be providing lunch.

You have access to the building with your key fob, that will be assigned to you on Orientation Day. This access does include access to the building on Saturday’s where there is extra help if you need it, if you need a place to study you are welcome to use a conference room or the study room. There is free Wi-Fi. There is a kitchen with a fridge, microwave and a stovetop and oven. You can bring food to keep in the kitchen for lunch and snacks. Our students have organized Friendsgiving’s before too! We do have a printer you have access to for school stuff. We have parking available too. We try and host monthly Lunch n’ Learn’s for our students. The subjects can include personal budget, resumes/interviews, chats with aviation maintenance mechanics. We do provide lunch for the students on that day. We have a beautiful hangar that is a part of your curriculum and you will be able to spend time in with your instructor doing hands on projects.

On Saturdays we have someone available between 9am-3pm. He can help with questions. You can come to use the building for a quiet place to study.

Sometimes it is a lot of waiting. You might be a senior anxiously waiting to graduate high school. You might be a non-traditional student, and you decided to join this program to change the trajectory of your life. Be patient. You can start the loan process 90 days before the start of school, and we start the pre-qualification process a couple of months before that. We will stay in touch as those events come into play. We try and have some fun events starting in spring and summer like Ice Cream Socials, TC Pit Spitters game, possible Cherry Festival events and even Graduation. You will be invited to join us for any event as a future student! As we get closer to Orientation Day we will be making sure you are all set for that like making sure you have the day off from your job.

Orientation is a full day of getting to know Legacy Aviation Learning Center. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact your recruiter or me Jaclyn Eikey Director of Student Services jeikey@legacyaviation.org. Someone is always available to help, don’t hesitate to reach out.

It is for 12 months. But the class time is 11 months. You do get some breaks in the year like a few 3-day weekends. You get a holiday break in December/January. We also take the week off around the Cherry Festival. If you are not familiar with Traverse City, Michigan every year around the end of June and beginning of July (usually includes 4th of July) TC is host of the National Cherry Festival which is a week-long celebration full of parades, carnival rides, concerts, and so much more. It is a great week but lots of tourists visit as well so we decided it was easier to give everyone a summer break so they can enjoy Northern Michigan!

Yes. We meet with each student one-on-one 3 times throughout the year. We meet once about halfway through General, then Airframe and then Powerplant.

During the Airframe meeting we start having the discussion about jobs like where do you want to live, is there a company that you want to work for and then we start helping with resumes and our goal is that by the one-on-one during the Powerplant session you might have some interviews set up and could have a couple of job offers already. We will do all we can to help you get set up with a job offer.

You will need to make sure you have a laptop or a 2 in 1 tablet. We recommend a Microsoft user friendly version because that is what we use here at Legacy Aviation Learning Center. You can use an Apple but as you might know it is not super compatible. Most of your content is digital. Make sure you always bring a charger, and the standard school stuff like a notebook, writing utensils etc.

No, we do not have a standard uniform for the school. You should dress comfortably for your school days. Our building is kept warm in the winter and cool in the summer but dressing in layers does help. We have closets for coats and boots. You can wear hats as well. If we are doing a special event, we might ask you to wear your Legacy swag like the hat or shirt to help us represent our school. After you pass your first General test you do receive a Legacy Aviation Learning Center mechanics shirt, which is a big deal. We might ask you to wear that sometimes too for special occasions.